The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
MT. CARMEL LIFE AND ANIMATION.
Visitors in TOwn..-The Sick Getting
We1l--.New Town COuncii---COttOn
Six Inches High and Still Grow
ing-.-A Plea for Quiet Grave
Yard Where the Slecpcrs mny not
be Disturbctl..-Our Correspondent
is Sorry to Get What Abbeville
Needs SO Badly.

be DiSturbcu.--Our Correspondent
is Sorry to Get What Abbeville
Needs SO Badly.
Mt. CARMEL, S. c.. May lG, 1887.
Miss Matte Brown, OF Troy IS here on
visit 10 her sister Mrs. Jno. l.. Wells.
Miss Blackwell, of Georgia, Is here visiting
Miss Dora Paschal OF Augusta, Is here visit
ing relatives.
Mr. Lasscter and Mr.. McCannon of this
place are quite sick.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
An election for Intendant and two Ward
ems Ito supply vacancics) resulted ms follows
DR.. G: w. Abney, lntendant;, J. F.. Boykin
and w. r. Mcdonald, Wardens. We now
have full council and hope to serve the best
interest OF this community to the best of our
ability.
some cottage on Main Street. The lumber is
on the ground and work will begin in few
days.
Mr. w. r. Powell has beautiful picket
fence around his front yard, which is quite
ornamental as well as useful.
It Is sincerely hoped that the new council
will open some of the streets necessary for q
person to get from his house to Main street.
Cotton looks well In this part Of the coun,
try. Some report it nine inches high and
with four leaves. Who can beat this. Oats
are stretching up.
our early gardeners are feasting on Irish
potatoes ana straw DcrrleS.
Your correspondent paid his old home
visit last week, and he believes 1t Is wertl
leaving the home OF your childhood, even tt
sever the fondest associations, to be so cor
daily met and so heartily welcomed by ole
friends good and true. God bless them, ont
and ALL and make the people OF old Abbcvillt
happy and prosperous.
The trustees Of Xrar church have sold the
church property and have placed their ordel
fer lumber to build Il new church., Let al
coIrIp I'D TO the hclp of this new and WORTHY
enterprise. Building churches speak more
for u community than any other enterprise
Mt. Carmel has four for the whites and sever
al for the colored. The trustees fZoar church
haye reserved the cemetery on the church
grounds. Let all who are interested (all th'
people of Mt. Carmel and vicinity join ant
purchase an acre or so, and let us have
beautiful and quiet resting place for our loved
ones. This is a pretty and retired place ant
just far enough from town. We Shorld pre-
pare for death while living; then let us have
cemetery, not in town, but Mt the above
mentioned place.
Services yesterday in the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church by pastor. Sab
preaching at night Methodist Sunda!
School in the Hall at four o'clock, P. NJ.
Mt. Carmel's Temperance and Social Cl Club Il
increasing not only In numbers, but In Inter
est it is q very enjoyable occasion and,will b.
made more SO as its membership increases.
We will soon have Sunday mall train ol
this road. We would rather not have 1t n
we do nat believe 1t necessary TO break tn
sanctity OF this holy day by running an ex
ira train.
Fine rains have fallen nil around thes
parts, and happy smile lights up the farm
er's face and the merchant wears q broat
grin.
until 18th Of September next, Saturdays eS
repted. Let all take notice. NJ.